“”You sense a malevolent aura from Ranamun?”
If the Chancellor had pointed out Tasir or Carlein, she wouldn’t have been so surprised. But Ranamun?
Ranamun, the eldest son of the Duke of Atraxil, had a confirmed status and his growth process was transparent. It’s true that he didn’t socialize much, but the numerous people frequenting the duchy saw glimpses of Ranamun growing up.
But a malevolent aura? He hated such a thing more than anyone, he didn’t seem like the type to fall into corruption.
“Are you sure?”
Startled, Latil asked in a low voice, the Chancellor shook his head.
“No, the aura is clear and clean. But those eyes, they seem like they could freeze me to death.”
“….”
Latil, for a moment, was tempted to smack the chancellor’s forehead.
“He does that to me too.”
“Is that so?”
“And don’t confuse me like that. I was shocked.”
“Do you seem to trust that young man a lot, your majesty?”
“I have to trust him due to his status.”
At Latil’s firm answer, the Chancellor’s eyes curved as if amused.
“People desire what they can’t have, but they also desire more of what they already have.”
It was a statement with an elusive nuance. Just as Latil was about to ask for its meaning.
Ranamun, who noticed Latil amidst the commotion here, came over and greeted her.
“Your majesty, you have arrived.”
Then Ranamun glanced at the Chancellor but pretended not to know him. However, anyone else would have appropriately ignored him and moved on.
“With the sunlight descending on your beautiful face, you look absolutely radiant, Ranamun. May God bless your day today.”
Even the worldly Chancellor, was still the Chancellor, he greeted Ranamun with a bright smile despite being ignored by him. Just like a real chancellor would.
“….”
Ranamun, looking down at the Chancellor dismissively, turned his body and left in a different direction without replying.
Despite being ignored twice, the Chancellor murmured “He seems rather grumpy” with a flustered smile. As soon as Ranamun was out of sight, Latil scolded the Chancellor.
“Can’t you stop acting so much like a cleric?”
“What do you mean by ‘acting like a cleric’?”
“Smiling and talking about blessings from God while being ignored.”
Latil said firmly, crossing her arms. The chancellor seemed to ponder this with a ‘Is that so?’ expression.
Latil sighed, gripping the handle of her wheelchair again.
“I will move on.”
Then, Ranamun, who was thought to be leaving, came back this way.
He wanted to leave to avoid facing Zaicin for too long, but as he was walking alone, he suddenly felt rebellious, wondering ‘why am I avoiding him?’ which made him feel unpleasant and return.
Moreover, seeing Latil and Zaicin appear to be on good terms during his walk back made his mood even worse, and seeing Zaicin looking perfectly fine despite claiming to be injured and going for a walk alone with Latil even made him suspicious.
“Are you really sick?”
Ultimately, Ranamun, who came close, bluntly asked the chancellor.
‘He’s picking a fight again……’
Latil sighed at Ranamun’s overt coldness and tried to step in before the Chancellor could make another typical comment.
However, just as Latil was about to speak, the chancellor, who was told not to ‘act like a cleric’ by Latil, suddenly burst into loud laughter.
At the sudden, booming laughter, Latil flinched and looked at the Chancellor. Ranamun also furrowed his brow, seeing the other laugh out of nowhere in response to his question ‘Are you pretending to be sick?’.
Regardless, the Chancellor, in order to not ‘act like a cleric’, said something he had heard from the casino customers who were joking around, a ‘dialogue that would fit between concubines who aren’t on good terms’.
“Her majesty is mine. Don’t come within 3 meters. If you aim for her, I will kill you.”
Latil, who was about to say ‘He’s really sick, Ranamun.’, looked at the Chancellor in surprise. What did he say?
“I am the embodiment of possessiveness. Don’t you dare try to allure her majesty with your shining face. Her majesty isn’t interested in small muscles like yours!”
‘No, even if you’re told not to act like the chancellor, isn’t this going too far?!’
Latil had closed the mouth of the Chancellor, but Ranamun already seemed quite upset.
“No. It’s okay, Your Majesty. I want to hear what that casino dealer has to say.”
When Latil sighed and lowered her hand, Ranamun took a step closer to the Chancellor and looked down at him coldly.
“You said you would ask for God’s blessing earlier. Your words change in less than 10 minutes, Zaisin.”
“God’s blessing… can only be received by going to God… I’ll send you the shortcut.”
Next, as the Chancellor murmured quietly and slowly got up from the wheelchair, Latil, in shock, slapped down his shoulder.
“Sit!”
“Ah.”
Remembering he was acting as a patient, the Chancellor quickly sat down again, but Ranamun was already looking at the Chancellor with disdain.
“It seems Your Majesty likes foolishness.”
As Ranamun muttered this, Latil tried to soothe him by smiling and patting his back.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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